Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-26
Forgery ON a Small Scale.
woRKNGMEN'S FAMILIES pUPED OF SMALL SUNS O

For several days and nights past Detectives
Mattingly and Wheeler have been on the look out
for young man who has been raising money in
small amounts by false pretenses and forgery.
Last night on Sd street they took in custody a
young printer named Robert Robinson and locked
him up at the sixth precinct. 1t appears that re-
Gently number OF persons have been duped out
OF small sums Of money, 81 to So, by means Of
notes sent to them by cOlOred boys. One OF these
notes was to Mrs. E. l. Kaiser lis street north
west, purp0rt1ng to be from her hu uSband, asking
tnat 81 be sent him to pay an assessment in the
relief association, for he found that he would not
-6e permitted to work unless it was paid Another
purpOrting to be from Mr.. Kaiser, asking loan OF
s. TO pay his dues in the Knights OF Labor
Another was 10 Mrs. A: S. Doniphon, No. 400 New
Jersey avenue southeast, purporting to be
from her son Edwin, who would lose
his work If he did not pay 81 assessment in the
RELIEF association. Another was TO Mrs John L.
Griffin, 1Ol2 9th street northwest, purporting to
be from her husband, asking her 10 send dollar
to pay his dues In the knignts OF Labor. Another
west, purpOrting to be from her husband, asking
her 10 send s. to buy postal cards. Mrs Blubacker
suspected something wrong and declined TO give
tne messenger the money, saying that she did not
know him. The boy went OF and brought another
note, upbraiding her for not sending the money by
him. She then held the boy and questioned MIN,
but finally released him. These are not the only
cases, as the detectives have heard OF number OF
others. They also found two OF the boys wlo
acted as messengers. Robinson is held at the
sixth precinct Station, While the Officers are
making a further investigation Robinson does
not deny his guilt, but said he had been brought
to 1t by dissipation and domestic troubles.
FINED FOR VIOLATING THE POLICE REGULATIONS
Mr.. Alex. Mayhew, who lives in unlontown, vas
In the Police Court this morning charged by JAS.
Quails, colored, with violating section OF the
police regulations, which reads as follows: 'No
vehicle shall be 50 driven as to collide with any
other vehicle or with any person. and every vehicle
SHAH make way for pedestrians at the street cross
ings' Maria Quals, colored, testiIied tnat on the
Nicholas avenue. a nut nad been lost from the
axle. There was plenty OF room for other wagons
to pass, and two went by before the defendant
came along. When ne drove up he asked her to
move her wagon. She SAID she could not because
the nut was lost. The defendant told her 'if she
CID not he would break the d-n wagon up"
JAS QuaS testified TO the injury doIe his vehicle
The defendant testined that the wagon belonging
TO Qualis obstrucCed the road. not leaving room
for nis team to pass. He denied using bad lam
guage and said the collision was purely accidental
He was sued 10y QUalis and the suit was dismissed.
The court imposed a fine OF IS, which was paid.
MARRIAGE LICENsEs.-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court to V. L.
Martin, OF Rapidan. Nd., ana Emma L. Jennings,
OF fredericksburg, Va; Thomas j: Noble, Jr, OF
Richmond, and Susie C.Wrght, OF Henrico County,
Virginia.
THE FIRST OvkRCoAT THEFT OF THE SEAsow.-
EX-RepreSantative Heard, OF Missouri, arrived in
the city several days .yo and left ni, Lew over
coat, valued at $40, ia a cab. He reported his loss
Horne went Out yesterday oyeThauing cabs, and
succeeded in recovering the coat. They also
arrested 'iJim-" Clark, colored, on a charge OF
stealing the coat from the cab. Clark has served
q term In the penitenttary for larceny. He was
before tie Police Court to-day, charged with grand
larceny, and the case was continued until the
prosecuting witness returns TO the city.
A WILL FILED. The will Of the late Henry
Smith was liled to-day. He bequeaths after his
debts are discharged b. the sale of his estate
The residue OF his estate 10 Nalvina Eave, and the
personal property a. 1919 4Uh street southeast TO
his gOdchlld, Summer Williams. Frank over, IT,,
Is named as executor.
TEE MITCHELL PROPERTY CAsE.-ThiS morning
in the Equity Court, the case Of Edward Mitchell
agt. Chloe Ann Mitchell ct al. mcther and sisters
To regain posseisi0a oi premises ia square 80,
was heard, ami tie preliminary injunction 10
restrain tle execution Of writ for possession
was refused
A STOLEN HORSE SOLD II THIS CITY.-TueSday
evening d mare WAS stolen from the pasture or v.
A. kellogg, near Rappanannock Station. on the
Virginia Midland railroad, and the alleged thief
rode the animal TO this city. lie was followed TO
Alexandria by M Crulnp, who lost sight vi him at
The latter place. The horse arrived here sCme
time Wednesday or yesterday, and was sold in
East Washington yesterday Afternoon. The police
here We're notified OF the case and this morning
detective Carter recovered The tnililal In East
WASHINGTON where in had been sold The sim.